Chicken and Dumplings

Original recipe came from : http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/o,1812,139167-238206,00.html

I of course adapted it to suit my own tastebuds....

3 chicken breasts, thawed, cut into 1 inc chunks
1 can cream of chicken soup
4 cups chicken broth ( i prefer from the cubes)
1 1/2 cup water
1 can peas
1 can carrots
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup diced onion
3 shakes Tony's Creole Seasoning
1 tbl black pepper
1 tsp salt (adjust as necessary)
1 package biscuits
1. Add all ingredients (minus biscuits) to a crockpot and turn to low (for an all day cook) or high for a few hours.

2. 30 minutes before eating... cut biscuits into quarters, roll the dough into small balls, and place in the crock pot. Stir.

Thanks to original submitter: Megan Durbin.

Texas Orange Cake

oringinal found at http://www.bigoven.com/recipe28678

Cake:
1 box yellow cake mix
4 eggs
1/2 c vegetable oil
11 oz mandarin oranges w/ juice

1. Beat eggs, oil, and oranges together. Add cake mix. Beat until thick
2. Bake in greased 9X13 for 35-45 at 350, cool completely

Topping:
1 lg Vanilla instant pudding
15 oz crushed pineapple and juice
1/2 cup half and half
12 oz cool whip

3. Mix pudding and pineapple, beat until thick
4. Add half and half and beat again.
5. Place this mixture over the cooled cake
6. Cover with Cool Whip (sprinkle with coconut if you like)
7. Refrigerate until ready to eat.

Carmalized Onion Chipotle Burgers

Original Recipe found at http://www.buildabetterburger.com/winners/2004_grilled_avacado_burger

Carmalized Onions
1 Large Yellow Onion, Halved, Sliced Thin
2 tbl Tabasco Chipotle Suace
1 tbl beef broth
1 tbl balsamic vinegar
1 tbl oil ( I used a garlic infused olice oil)
1 garlic clove, freshly minced
1 tbl dark brown sugar

1. You will saute these ingredients together in a skillit for about 20 min or until liquid is gone

Blue Cheese Spread
6 oz cream cheese
4 oz crumbled blue cheese

2. You will combine these, leave them chilled until 10 minutes before serving.

Patties
2 lb ground beef
1/3 cup minced onion
2 tbl thyme
1 tbl oregano
2 tbl Chipotle Tabasco Sauce
2 tbl seasoned salt (spicy if you can handle it)

3. You will combine all these ingredients and make 6 patties with them.

4. Grill patties at 7 min per side or until done

5. Pile together on split Kaiser rolls, spread on blue cheese mixture, burger, and carmalized onions. Also yummy with these are bacon slices and avacados.

I most recently made these 3 weeks ago for Wacko's birthday!

Italian Burgers

Grilled Italian Burgers

This of course is my adaptation of something I found elsewhere and perfected it amongst my friends after trying variations on them.

1 lb ground beef
2 eggs
2 tbls Kalmatta olived, pitted and diced pretty small
2 tbls garlic powder
1 tbls oregano
1/2 cup feta crumbled
1 cup Italian bread crumbs.
optional : 2 tbls capers (I found they ade the burgers fall apart on the grill)

1. combine all ingredients
2. cook on heated grill, on medium heat 6 minutes cook time flipping once. (recommended an internal temp of 160F)

Credit the original idea and recipe back to: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Grilled-Italian-Burgers/detail.aspx